The One Direction alum is currently at work on his first solo album, expected later this year. A release date and title for the project have yet to be announced, but Payne told iHeartRadio in 2017 that it's "eclectic."

"It's more like my playlist album; my favorite playlist of songs that I have made over the past year," he explained. "So, some slow jams, there's a couple of dance songs on there, with some R&B stuff. So there's a lot -- it's a lot of different stuff."

Producer Steve Mac (Ed Sheeran, Nick Jonas) reiterated the sentiment during an interview with Billboard in February. "I wouldn’t say it’s a body of work that will flow," he said, "but what I like is that it’s going to be hit to hit to hit."